Go to the local scrap dealer and buy lead, wheel weights are not the best for slugs and buckshot too hard and unless you know what to look for a waste of time if you do use WW keep the temperature...
Liked On: 30-07-2020, 06:02 PM
Should have typed this up a while ago but better late than never. Newbie hunter and I’ve had my FAL and T3X 7mmRM for 18mths. In the past I’ve a done a few multisport and adventure races including...
Liked On: 23-07-2020, 12:58 PM
Andrew Antelao. These are not a hunting/tramping boot they are a safety boot. I bought these boots with my own money for work, my work is general engineering and these boots are not designed...
Liked On: 23-07-2020, 12:37 PM
Cedric and ada on you tube definitely has the best steel testing regime for edge retention. Definitely worth looking up your favorite steel there. Here's his list in order from best to worst ...
Liked On: 05-06-2020, 01:09 PM
3V the best for all round features But just a lilt bit difficult to sharpen - but easier than D2. A2 is a well balanced steel. Not the edge holding of 3V but still pretty good. And for a real...
Liked On: 04-06-2020, 03:06 AM
@ZQLewis (https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/member.php?u=7454) You can download a FREE PDF format file copy of the "Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook Third Edition" from here ...
Liked On: 03-06-2020, 01:29 PM
Putting on the ADI salesman hat for a second... I use AP100. It's normally used in pistol cartridges which is makes a lot of folk nervous. About 11gr will give roughly 2400ft/s with a 55gr bullet and...
Liked On: 27-05-2020, 10:14 PM
Yep ive downloaded 223 55gr to around 2100 fps very accurately using 14gr of IMR 4198. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200526/80491767500ad3a6fda50d7ca42613b9.jpg
Liked On: 27-05-2020, 10:11 PM
Greetings Again, I think I may have spotted the problem. Your barrel is 6 inches shorter than the test barrels so 25 to 30 fps loss per inch works out to 150 to 180 fps. Add this to your 2,850 feet...
Liked On: 27-05-2020, 09:58 PM
140964 No not really... copper on aluminium is a problem, especially in the presence of an electrolyte... sea water, lemon juice, salts, bleaches and perspiration etc Copper on stainless will...
Liked On: 27-05-2020, 07:02 PM
Sharpening a D2 knife blade: some photos, observations, and opinions I ended up with a couple of small chips out of the edge of my re-handled Spyderco Junction after my post-lockdown trip. The...
Liked On: 22-05-2020, 11:46 AM
Hey Guys, Been collecting data and prices on options for a while whilst building my Howa Mini 6.5 Grendel. Thought, I may as well share it, as I know the Howa Mini is becoming more and more...
Liked On: 21-05-2020, 09:30 PM
So I thought I would give it a crack. In still in the early stages yet with lock down it's been bloody tricky getting hold of parts. Got a lot of stuff ordered but waiting to be delivered. I'm...
Liked On: 14-05-2020, 12:34 AM
Following on from some recent threads with Q&A on some of the common bullets we use, I thought I'd have another look at the comparative construction using sections, some we've done ourselves (thanks...
Liked On: 06-05-2020, 04:00 PM
Pommy's suggested search raised this site The Ballistic Assistant (http://www.theballisticassistant.com/) which is worth a look if you're interested in propellants etc
Liked On: 29-04-2020, 10:21 AM